Fruit Bowl
ca. 1913 (made)
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This fruit bowl was designed and executed by Carrie Copson and awarded the National Silver Medal, First Prize and Messenger Prize. It was exhibited in London, 1913, and in Paris, 1914. As a consequence it remained in the vaults of the Louvre throughout the First World War and was only returned to London in 1919.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, cast, engraved and enamelled |
| Brief description | Silver and enamel, no hallmarks, Birmingham, ca.1913, designed and made by Carrie Copson. |
| Physical description | The base bell shaped with applied wire ornament and with two bands of green enamel. The stem, round, engraved with a design of vine leaves and round it four cast figures of children. A pierced knop of vine pattern; the bowl edged and decorated with an applied wire border. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss E. Copson |
| Object history | This fruit bowl was designed and executed by Carrie Copson and awarded the National Silver Medal, First Prize and Messenger Prize. It was exhibited in London, 1913, and in Paris, 1914. As a consequence it remained in the vaults of the Louvre throughout the First World War and was only returned to London in 1919. |
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| Summary | This fruit bowl was designed and executed by Carrie Copson and awarded the National Silver Medal, First Prize and Messenger Prize. It was exhibited in London, 1913, and in Paris, 1914. As a consequence it remained in the vaults of the Louvre throughout the First World War and was only returned to London in 1919. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.617-1954 |
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| Record created | December 24, 2008 |
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